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<center>[[File:AVID_Logo_-_Wordless.png|90px|link=]] {{huge|{{font|AVID Sans|Page Templates}}}}</center>
<center>[[File:AVID_Logo_-_Wordless.png|90px|link=]] {{huge|{{font|AVID Sans|Page Templates}}}}</center>
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In this tutorial page, we will be explaining the purposes of the most common templates that we use in pages. For easier reading, we will be splitting the page into sections.
In this tutorial page, we will be explaining the purposes of some of the most commonly used templates in our articles. For easier reading, we will be splitting the page into sections.


__TOC__
__TOC__
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|<code><nowiki>{{Gallery|mode=packed|height=200|File:dot.png |Example caption|File:dot.png |Example caption}}</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>{{Gallery|mode=packed|height=200|File:dot.png |Example caption|File:dot.png |Example caption}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Gallery|mode=packed|height=200|File:dot.png |Example caption|File:dot.png |Example caption}}
|{{Gallery|mode=packed|height=200|File:dot.png |Example caption|File:dot.png |Example caption}}
|-
|[[Template:IMDb]]
|Links to an IMDb page viewers may read for a list of credits from a production company. Add this within External Links
|<code><nowiki>{{IMDb|COMPANYID|Company Name}}</nowiki></code>
|{{IMDb|COMPANYID|Company Name}}
|-
|[[Template:ImageTOC]]
|A visual interpretation of the Table of Contents
|<code><nowiki>{{ImageTOC
| dot.png| 1st Logo (1992-1999)
| dot.png| 1st ID (1992-1999)
| dot.png| 1st Open (1992-1999)
| dot.png| 1st Warning (1992-1999)
}}</nowiki></code>
|{{ImageTOC
| dot.png| 1st Logo (1992-1999)
| dot.png| 1st ID (1992-1999)
| dot.png| 1st Open (1992-1999)
| dot.png| 1st Warning (1992-1999)
}}
|-
|[[Template:In the news]]
|If the logo has appeared on the news, provide a link to the news report the logo appeared on
|<code><nowiki>{{In the news|Description of news story<br>[[youtubelink Link to story]]}}</nowiki></code>
|{{In the news|Description of news story<br>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ Link to story]]}}
|-
|[[Template:Infobox company]]
|An easy-to-read alternative for the company background, including many details such as parent company, year of founding, and a visual print logo
|<code><nowiki>{{Infobox company|name=Company Name
|image=dot.png
|founded=June 9, 2023 ({{age|2023|6|9}} years ago)
|founder=A.V. Identy
|country=United States
|parent=Parent Name
}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Infobox company|name=Company Name
|image=dot.png
|founded=June 9, 2023 ({{age|2023|6|9}} years ago)
|founder=A.V. Identy
|country=United States
|parent=Parent Name
}}
|-
|[[Template:Main]]
|Directs readers to the main article for the current subject
|<code><nowiki>{{Main|AVID:Tutorial Guide}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Main|AVID:Tutorial Guide}}
|-
|-
|[[Template:PageCredits]]
|[[Template:PageCredits]]
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|<code><nowiki>{{Game capture}}</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>{{Game capture}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Game capture}}
|{{Game capture}}
|-
|[[Template:Home entertainment capture]]
|The image is sourced from a copyrighted home entertainment release
|<code><nowiki>{{Home entertainment capture}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Home entertainment capture}}
|}
|}


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|<code><nowiki>{{Done}}</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>{{Done|reasoning}}</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>{{Done}}</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>{{Done|reasoning}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Done}}<br>{{Done|reasoning}}
|{{Done}}<br>{{Done|reasoning}}
|-
|[[Template:Important]]
|Used to signify an important comment that users might want to pay attention to
|<code><nowiki>{{Important}}</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>{{Important|reasoning}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Important}}<br>{{Important|reasoning}}
|}
|}


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|<code><nowiki>{{Guidance}}{{Guidance detail|reason=flashing}}</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>{{Guidance}}{{Guidance detail|reason=flashing}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Guidance}}<br>{{Guidance detail|reason=flashing}}
|{{Guidance}}<br>{{Guidance detail|reason=flashing}}
|-
|[[Template:Investigation]]
|The article contains logos which needs to be investigated to uncover additional information
|<code><nowiki>{{Investigation}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Investigation}}
|-
|[[Template:Low-quality capture]]
|A low-quality image has been uploaded and needs attention
|<code><nowiki>{{Low-quality capture}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Low-quality capture}}
|-
|[[Template:MIA]]
|The logo is confirmed to be in "lost" status and there are no genuine captures of it available on the Internet
|<code><nowiki>{{MIA}}</nowiki></code>
|{{MIA}}
|-
|[[Template:Merge]]
|There are ongoing discussions to merge the current article with another
|<code><nowiki>{{Merge|AVID:Tutorial Guide}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Merge|AVID:Tutorial Guide}}
|-
|[[Template:MissingAvailabilitySources]]
|The article does not list any sources in Availability in which a logo may have been seen on
|<code><nowiki>{{MissingAvailabilitySources}}</nowiki></code>
|{{MissingAvailabilitySources}}
|-
|[[Template:MissingSources]]
|The article does not list sources for anything written
|<code><nowiki>{{MissingSources}}</nowiki></code>
|{{MissingSources}}
|}
|}


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|<code><nowiki>{{BetterImage}}</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>{{BetterImages}}</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>{{BetterImage}}</nowiki></code><br><code><nowiki>{{BetterImages}}</nowiki></code>
|{{BetterImage}}<br>{{BetterImages}}
|{{BetterImage}}<br>{{BetterImages}}
|-
|[[Template:Incomplete]]
|Used when an article is missing information and is generally incomplete
|<code><nowiki>{{Incomplete}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Incomplete}}
|}
|}


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|A table of articles related to free-to-air television stations based in Australia
|A table of articles related to free-to-air television stations based in Australia
|<code><nowiki>{{Free-to-air television channels in Australia}}</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>{{Free-to-air television channels in Australia}}</nowiki></code>
|-
|[[Template:Home Entertainment-Navbox]]
|A table of articles related to the home video/entertainment category
|<code><nowiki>{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}</nowiki></code>
|-
|[[Template:Movie-Navbox]]
|A table of articles related to the film category
|<code><nowiki>{{Movie-Navbox}}</nowiki></code>
|}
|}


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|<code><nowiki>{{Font size|1|100}}{{Font size|2|125}}{{Font size|3|150}}{{Font size|4|200}}</nowiki></code>
|<code><nowiki>{{Font size|1|100}}{{Font size|2|125}}{{Font size|3|150}}{{Font size|4|200}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Font size|1|100}}{{Font size|2|125}}{{Font size|3|150}}{{Font size|4|200}}
|{{Font size|1|100}}{{Font size|2|125}}{{Font size|3|150}}{{Font size|4|200}}
|-
|[[Template:Huge]]
|Displays the text at an even larger font size, the largest font size preset template
|<code><nowiki>{{Huge|This text is HUGE!}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Huge|This text is HUGE!}}
|-
|[[Template:Mono]]
|Displays the text in monospaced form
|<code><nowiki>{{Mono|This text is in mono form}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Mono|This text is in mono form}}
|-
|[[Template:Monthyear]]
|Displays the current month and year
|<code><nowiki>{{Monthyear}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Monthyear}}
|}
|}

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Revision as of 12:26, 9 June 2023

Page Templates

In this tutorial page, we will be explaining the purposes of some of the most commonly used templates in our articles. For easier reading, we will be splitting the page into sections.

Article templates

Template Description Syntax Output
Template:About Hatnote template which links to other pages with similar titles {{About|page templates|the full tutorial guide|AVID:Tutorial Guide|other uses|Category:AVID}}
This page is about page templates. For the full tutorial guide, see AVID:Tutorial Guide. For other uses, see Category:AVID.
Template:Chronology Links articles to others related in a chronological timeline {{Chronology|Previous Page|Next Page|This Page}}
◄ Previous Page
Next Page
This Page ►
Template:Distinguish If there are similar titled articles in which the reader may have confused with, this notice will provide a link to the other article {{Distinguish|AVID:Tutorial Guide}}
Not to be confused with AVID:Tutorial Guide.
Template:Gallery Embeds a gallery containing image files, with settings for alignment, height and captions {{Gallery|mode=packed|height=200|File:dot.png |Example caption|File:dot.png |Example caption}}
  • Example caption
    Example caption
  • Example caption
    Example caption
Template:IMDb Links to an IMDb page viewers may read for a list of credits from a production company. Add this within External Links {{IMDb|COMPANYID|Company Name}} Company Name on IMDb
Template:ImageTOC A visual interpretation of the Table of Contents {{ImageTOC | dot.png| 1st Logo (1992-1999) | dot.png| 1st ID (1992-1999) | dot.png| 1st Open (1992-1999) | dot.png| 1st Warning (1992-1999) }}

Contents

1st Logo (1992-1999) 1st ID (1992-1999) 1st Open (1992-1999) 1st Warning (1992-1999)
Template:In the news If the logo has appeared on the news, provide a link to the news report the logo appeared on {{In the news|Description of news story<br>[[youtubelink Link to story]]}}
Template:Infobox company An easy-to-read alternative for the company background, including many details such as parent company, year of founding, and a visual print logo {{Infobox company|name=Company Name |image=dot.png |founded=June 9, 2023 ({{age|2023|6|9}} years ago) |founder=A.V. Identy |country=United States |parent=Parent Name }}
Template:Main Directs readers to the main article for the current subject {{Main|AVID:Tutorial Guide}}
Main article: AVID:Tutorial Guide
Template:PageCredits Lists the main contributors and capture credits for an article {{PageCredits|compiled=Compooper}}
Credits
Compiled by
Compooper


Copyright templates

Template Description Syntax Output
Template:Advertisement capture The image is sourced from a copyrighted advertisement {{Advertisement capture}}
Template:CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 The image is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 {{CC BY-NC-SA 3.0}}
Template:Film capture The image is sourced from a copyrighted film {{Film capture}}
Template:Game capture The image is sourced from a copyrighted video game {{Game capture}}
Template:Home entertainment capture The image is sourced from a copyrighted home entertainment release {{Home entertainment capture}}

Comment templates

Template Description Syntax Output
Template:Abstain Decide not to vote towards or against a specific proposal {{Abstain}}  Abstain
Template:Approved Used to signify administrative approval for a proposal. Can also be used to denote the completion of an administrative/technical task. The text within the template is customizable {{Approved}}
{{Approved|reasoning}} 		Approved
reasoning
Template:Comment Used to signify a comment. The text within the template is customizable {{Comment}}
{{Comment|reasoning}} 		 Comment:
 reasoning
Template:Confirmed Used to signify confirmation towards a proposal. The text within the template is customizable {{Confirmed}}
{{Confirmed|reasoning}} 		 Confirmed
 reasoning
Template:Done Used to signify that a request has been completed. The text within the template is customizable {{Done}}
{{Done|reasoning}} 		 Done
 reasoning
Template:Important Used to signify an important comment that users might want to pay attention to {{Important}}
{{Important|reasoning}} 		 Important:
 reasoning

Maintenance templates

Boxes

Template Description Syntax Output
Template:Archive The page is an archive of older material {{Archive}}
Template:BrandNew The subject of the article has introduced a brand new logo {{BrandNew}}
Template:Cleanup The article does not comply with AVID formatting guidelines and/or has typos and grammar errors {{Cleanup|reason}}
Template:Delete The article or image is a candidate for deletion {{Delete|reason}}

Template:DescriptionsIncomplete The article contains blank or incomplete description sections in one or more logos {{DescriptionsIncomplete}}
Template:Draft The article is a work-in-progress draft {{Draft}}
Template:FeaturedMedia The image was nominated for being featured on the AVID main page {{FeaturedMedia}}
Template:FileRename The image requires renaming to include the logo name and date, per this RfC {{FileRename}}
Template:Guidance and Template:Guidance detail The article contains logos with content that requires a warning. Guidance detail requires a reasoning parameter to be visible. See the two templates and their documentations for more syntax options {{Guidance}}{{Guidance detail|reason=flashing}}



Template:Investigation The article contains logos which needs to be investigated to uncover additional information {{Investigation}}
Template:Low-quality capture A low-quality image has been uploaded and needs attention {{Low-quality capture}}
Template:MIA The logo is confirmed to be in "lost" status and there are no genuine captures of it available on the Internet {{MIA}}
Template:Merge There are ongoing discussions to merge the current article with another {{Merge|AVID:Tutorial Guide}}
Template:MissingAvailabilitySources The article does not list any sources in Availability in which a logo may have been seen on {{MissingAvailabilitySources}}
Template:MissingSources The article does not list sources for anything written {{MissingSources}}

Other

Template Description Syntax Output
Template:AvailabilityExamples When an Availability section needs specific sources and/or examples {{AvailabilityExamples}} [Examples?]
Template:BetterImage and Template:BetterImages Used on images that need a better quality reupload {{BetterImage}}
{{BetterImages}}
A better image of this logo is needed due to poor picture quality or other issues. You can help AVID by uploading it.


Better images of this logo are needed due to poor picture quality or other issues. You can help AVID by uploading them.


Template:Incomplete Used when an article is missing information and is generally incomplete {{Incomplete}} Template:Incomplete

Navigation boxes

These boxes are placed at the bottom of articles to help with easier navigation between related pages. The Audiovisual Identity Database has Navboxes of almost every category of logos. An example is provided below, followed by a full list of Navbox categories.

Example
Template Description Syntax
Template:Animation-Navbox A table of articles related to the animation category {{Animation-Navbox}}
Template:Australian TV Stations A table of articles related to local television stations based in Australia {{Australian TV Stations}}
Template:Free-to-air television channels in Australia A table of articles related to free-to-air television stations based in Australia {{Free-to-air television channels in Australia}}
Template:Home Entertainment-Navbox A table of articles related to the home video/entertainment category {{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
Template:Movie-Navbox A table of articles related to the film category {{Movie-Navbox}}

Text-based templates

Template Description Syntax Output
Template:Abbr When writing an abbreviation, mouse over text to reveal a tooltip containing its meaning {{abbr|AVID|Audiovisual Identity Database}} AVID
Template:Age Calculates the number of years from a specified date to today {{age|1999|5|16}} 25
Template:Big Displays the text at a larger font size {{Big|This text is big}} This text is big
Template:Box Displays the text inside of a bordered box {{Box|This text is in a box}}
This text is in a box
Template:Center Displays the text as centered {{Center|This text is centered}}
This text is centered
Template:Clear Adds a blank space to the article, preventing text from flowing into the left of infobox templates {{Clear}} No suitable output
Template:Color Colors text via HEX codes or a valid <span> color element {{Color|#da0c3f|A}}{{Color|#ffa800|V}}{{Color|#1dc82b|I}}{{Color|#0c62da|D}} AVID
Template:Currentmonth Title says it all... {{Currentmonth}} November
Template:Date Displays the current date in DMY format {{Date}} 8 November 2024
Template:FULLBASEPAGENAME Displays the full name of the page you're looking at, including namespace prefixes and subpage {{FULLBASEPAGENAME}} AVID:Page Templates
Template:FULLROOTPAGENAME Displays only the namespace prefix and parent name of the page you're looking at {{FULLROOTPAGENAME}} AVID:Page Templates
Template:First character Displays only the first character of the text input {{First character|First character}} F
Template:Font Changes the font of the text to any supported font uploaded to the wiki {{Font|Waltograph|Walt Disney}} Walt Disney
Template:Font color Changes the color of the text to any supported HEX code or a valid <span> color element {{Font color|#da0c3f|A}}{{Font color|#ffa800|V}}{{Font color|#1dc82b|I}}{{Font color|#0c62da|D}} AVID
Template:Font size Changes the size of text via <span> {{Font size|1|100}}{{Font size|2|125}}{{Font size|3|150}}{{Font size|4|200}} 1

2 3 4

Template:Huge Displays the text at an even larger font size, the largest font size preset template {{Huge|This text is HUGE!}} This text is HUGE!
Template:Mono Displays the text in monospaced form {{Mono|This text is in mono form}} This text is in mono form
Template:Monthyear Displays the current month and year {{Monthyear}} November 2024
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